Wyoming elk hunt 2015!!!

[Kopper1013]

Hey guys finally booked my first big hunt. Myself my brother and father (both of which are wheel bow guys) booked with an outfitter and will be hunting Wolf mountain in Wyoming. Are hunt will be from September 20 - September 27.

Questions:

What are must haves?
What will temps be like?
What do you guys do if you get altitude sickness?

I will ask the guide plenty of questions just figured I'd hit
Up the great knowledge base here first. Thanks

[huntnmuleys]

where is wolf mountain?

[Mr.Vic]

North East of Alpine, west of Holback

[beendare]

Oh man, there are a bunch of gear lists on the internet- mine is a bit convoluted but there are good ones out there.

 I can share a couple comments from hunting elk for the better part of 30 years and seeing over 50 die to an arrow.

Elk are much bigger and tougher than deer- make a good shot. You want to be in the best shape of your life- most folks think they are- until they get in those mtns. and then they wilt. You can be aggressive with elk..most new guys are afraid to move on them. Of course you have to still use the wind and be sneaky- just not whitetail sneaky.

For example; if they catch a slight movement, they will probably stare for awhile and if you don't move and aren't silhouetted they will probably go back to doing what they were doing. Sometimes if they hear you stomping in- they think its another elk and will  bugle at you- possibly come over for a look.

Sneaking in close without calling is a great strategy- so many guys like screaming on their bugle every 5 minutes and think one is going to come running in to them. Once you call, they know where you are and keep track of you. Calling works, sneaking in works better especially if you have a guy 200 yds off calling every so often so you can pinpoint them.

The decoys work great- but are a bit of a pain to deal with. Best of luck

[Stickbow]

Don't skimp on comfortable boots or raingear.

"Elk are tough" that's worth repeating along with everything else Beendare mentioned

[Bobaru]

looks like the top is 9,400 ft.  Shouldn't have altitude problems.

[njloco]

Don't know your age but I was 63 when I first went for elk in Idaho, had to keep up with a 30 & 28 year old, my friends sons as he couldn't make it. To my surprise, I didn't have too much trouble keeping up. As stated above, your boots are very important and, make sure they're nicely broken in. Get a good light weight water filter, beats having too lug it with you. if you don't know how to use a compass, get a gps, getting lost sucks !
Good knife that you can baton wood with + 3 forms of fire making. Some kind of silnylon that you can make a shelter out of, it is light weight and pretty resilient. Light weight camp cooking stove that can burn wood or the small fire cubes, small first aid kit, the list can go on but try to think light weight gear.

Good luck, your going to have a blast !

[wingnut]

When going with an outfitter the key is to communicate.  Email is a great way as you can ask questions and have answers in writing.  They should have a gear list for you and any weight limits if using horses.

Get in shape and then really work out.  You will need it.

LOL

Mike

[durp]

a good attitude is tops on the list